Mardi Najafi, VP, Retail Strategy and Design | Figure3

Dive into the world of small format retail with internationally renowned, award-winning multi-disciplinary designer, Mardi Najafi. This presentation will explore how a targeted, small format, bricks & mortar strategy is providing retailers with a competitive advantage and ultimate testing grounds with their target market. Using relevant retail examples, including Keilhauer’s’ Division Twelve showroom at TheMart, Mardi will share insights and the key benefits of this game changing retail strategy.

Angela Pinkstaff, Director of Business Development | Hamacher Resource Group, Inc.

Social responsibility is not a fad, and brands, retailers, and suppliers alike are looking for ways to implement processes and procedures that have positive, measurable impacts. Improvements in sustainability related to fixture processes can offer constructive environmental impacts, as well as save time, labor, and material costs.

This interactive presentation will show how technology can help attendees overcome any internal resistance to change and illuminate where improvements can be made, reimagining resets that are more cost effective and socially responsible.

Stephanie Lewis, Project Manager | Little Retail Studio

Today’s consumers are holding corporations accountable for the impact they have on the world—both positively and negatively. Philanthropic efforts are scrutinized as much as environmental impact, making it crucial that companies meet the increasing demand for Corporate Social Responsibility. The Good Pour is changing the game at the checkout counter. The Good Pour has elevated the customer experience by infusing philanthropy into their wine and spirits marketplace, and challenging other brands to join in leading with purpose. Instead of asking consumers to make a donation or round up their receipt, TGP is dipping into their profits and asking consumers to direct funds to the charity of their choice. Software platform, BOHO (Buy One, Help Others), streamlines the giving process so other retailers can turn a portion of their profits into a vehicle for good.

David Polinchock, Founder/Chief Experience Officer | Brand Experience Lab

With 30 years of experience integrating VR and cutting-edge technology into the customer experience, David Polinchock, President and Co-Founder of Brand Experience Lab, will speak about the journey to the current tipping point across all industries, the metaverse. The technology that powers the metaverse experience will bring customers of all ages to the forefront. Alexandra Zelcer, creative technologist at Brand Experience Lab, will present the trends and cultural shifts emerging that affect retail design for the better and drive technological innovation and integration.

Leon Nicholas, Vice President, Retail Insights & Solutions | WestRock

Connected shoppers are demanding connected stores and packaging, as the migration from channels to platforms is underway. Come learn how retailers and brands can respond as “smart surfaces” emerge throughout omni-commerce retail, enabling a smart conversion funnel that will impact our industry from supplier efficiency to shopper engagement.

Cynthia Hirsch Ortiz, Business Development Manager | MBH Architects; William Fairman, VP, Strategy + Development | Recrylic; and Paul Richardson, VP, Marketing | Recrylic

Is plastic really recyclable? And can it actually help me achieve sustainability goals? For one commonly used material, the answer is yes. Find out how leading companies are already using recycled acrylic to reduce carbon emissions by 90% without sacrificing aesthetics, innovation, performance or cost.

Corydon Martin, Development + Marketing | JGA; Karina Dolgin, Chief Product and Revenue Officer | James Avery; and Teri Gonzalez, Director of Visual Merchandising | James Avery

A conversation with Texas-based retail brand, James Avery, around the culture, craft and community.

Jean-Paul Morresi, President, CCO, Autside Agency Ltd.

A curated and thought provoking overview of what is new, what was great at EuroShop along with some insights and design trends of where retail is going in the future. A great chance to gain some perspective especially for those that did not make it over to EuroShop. JP Morresi will present on behalf of the euro a go go D’Arch team who have come together to create this insightful review.